The pro-IS terrorist network is opposed to the Philippine government forces at Marawi who may be preparing for similar attacks in East Asia.
Straits Times cited a report released today by the Jakarta-based Institute for Conflicts of Interest (IPAC) Policy Analysis, which said it was aiming for a series of attacks in Northeast Asia and Southeast Asia. .
Recently, the Telegram messaging app has announced a call for jihadist attacks on multiple targets in Singapore, Thailand, Myanmar, South Korea, Japan, and China.
"The activities of the terrorist group in Marawi receive direct funding from the Islamic State Organization (IS)," the IPAC report said.
The IPAC warns the war in Marawi could lead to "high risk of violent attacks" spreading to other cities in the Philippines, as well as Indonesia and Malaysia.
More than 400 jihadists have been destroyed, but the war in Marawi has "heightened the prestige of Filipino warriors in the IS world" and "incited the desire to join extremist elements from across the region. Area, "IPAC analysis in the report.
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The war between the Philippine military and terrorists continues in Marawi. Photo: Getty.
On May 23, hundreds of militants from two IS-linked terrorist groups attacked Marawi, a city of more than 200,000 people, mostly Muslims. They occupy most of the city, forcing the entire population to evacuate, leaving nearly 100 soldiers and police dead.
The Philippine army has yet to wipe out terrorists from Marawi and is stuck in a fight that has entered the ninth week. Terrorists are said to be using urban warfare tactics learned from warriors. IS operates in the Middle East.
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